As it is now turning into the season of festival poster launches (Jazz Fest, French Quarter Festival), the one poster, or in this case, Proclamation, that is truly of the season — Carnival, that is — is the 2014 Rex Proclamation.

Through this Proclamation, Rex, King of Carnival, invites his subjects (us!) to Carnival.

The 2014 Rex Proclamation was created by New Orleans artist Layla Messkoub (laylamesskoub.com), whose work “employs techniques of traditional woodcut printmaking, as well as mixed media collage.”

The Proclamation is centered by the Rex crown, which is surrounded by butterflies, symbols of Carnival’s ephemeral beauty.

The Rex organization (also known as The School of Design) does not directly sell these Proclamations and Bulletins (showcasing the parade theme and floats) directly to the public. It does, however, offer previous years via a link on its website (enochsframing.com/Rex/Merchandise.html).

As of now, the 2014 Proclamation and Bulletin are not available. Information about this will be posted as soon as we find out!